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About Kavalanahalli Village

Kavalanahalli is a small village in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 132 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 898.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavalanahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavalanahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577536
Area (hectares) 898.94 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 132
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kavalanahalli compares

By the 2011 count Kavalanahalli is the 159th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 898.94 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kavalanahalli

Kavalanahalli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kavalanahalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kavalanahalli from other places

Kavalanahalli lies about 34 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kavalanahalli
Nearest railway station Talaku 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 26 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 34 km

Villages closest to Kavalanahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Challakere tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kavalanahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavalanahalli village had a population of 262. That makes it the 159th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Kavalanahalli village has 132 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavalanahalli has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kavalanahalli is 577536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavalanahalli covers 898.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kavalanahalli falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kavalanahalli is Talaku, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kavalanahalli.

Kavalanahalli is about 34 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavalanahalli is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 18 km away. Challakere is about 26 km away. Chitradurga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guntakolammanahalli (3.2 km), Jogihatti (4.2 km) and Kamplisagara (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kavalanahalli today is likely to be higher.

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